Workshop Background:

At the end of the October 2006 IWPC Workshop, Advanced Handset Technologies, hosted by France Telecom, Grenoble, France, it was suggested that the IWPC organize a workshop addressing multi-mode, multi-band handset antenna technologies.

A not to distant "use case" that the handset industry must address:

A user has a voice call using a Bluetooth earpiece.  At the same time, the user is surfing the WEB to find out some information needed for the phone call in progress, while the user is downloading a movie clip from his Mobile TV service.  Meanwhile, Google is keeping track of the user's location and is about to send a discount coupon for the local coffee shop which is less than 100 meters from the users location.

 

This scenario has Bluetooth, voice, internet access, mobile TV and GPS (5) radios all running at the same time.

 

From an operator's point of view, this means multiple simultaneous revenue streams - IF it can be done.

Leaving the issues of battery life aside - how do you do this for WAN, MAN, LAN, PAN, Broadcast and GPS connectivity in all of the different frequency bands required, worldwide - AND have all of this technology meet the time to market, price points and size form factors required by the carrier and end user?

These are the questions which have led to this workshop?

Workshop Goals:

The goal of this workshop is to get a clearer understanding of the needs of carriers for multi-mode, multi-band handset antenna technologies and to get a clearer understanding of the challenges faced by the handset makers.

We also want to get a clear understanding of what antenna technology choices are currently or near term available to meet the needs of these future requirements.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Please contact IWPC to hold your seat at this Planning Meeting

7:00 PM

Networking Social Reception

At Hotel

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

7:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 AM

Opening Remarks

IWPC

8:15 AM

Self Introductions

Each person is asked to introduce him/herself and what he/she is hoping to learn in the next 2 days.

9:00 AM

Keynote Presentations

Requirements of Mobile Carriers for Multi-Mode/Multi-Band Handset Antennas and Networks

• What use cases are foreseen which will require multi-mode, multi-band antenna technologies?
   

• When?
   

• What modes and bands will be required?
   

• How will these systems be tested?

Antenna Concerns for Multi-Mode and Multi-Band Terminals

Ron Borsato

Member Technical Staff

Verizon Wireless

Ms. Annie George

Sr. Manager, Product Development

and

Fermin Romero

Principal RF Engineer

T-Mobile, USA

10:30 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM

Multi-Mode, Multi-Band Antenna Technology Challenges to Handset, laptop Makers and EMS Suppliers

• What size, time to market, cost and performance requirements are needed for multi-mode, multi-band antenna technologies?
   

• What are the loss budgets desired for the various aspects of the RF Front End chain?
   

• What are the size, cost, time performance considerations for:

  • multiple narrow band antennas vs

  • a single wide band antennas with many filters vs

  • tunable antennas vs

  • tunable antennas?
     

• What is required to interface with the multiple power amplifiers needed for multiple simultaneous radio operations?
   

• What technologies require further development to meet the needs of carriers?
   

• What testing techniques are required for multi-mode, multi-band systems?

Cellular Handsets and Mobile Computing Products: Antenna Design Challenges

Gerard James Hayes

Technical Manager, Electromechanical Development

Sony-Ericsson

Complexophobia in Cellular Handset Antennas - OR - The Challenges of Antenna Design for Future Cellular Telephones
 

James P. Phillips

Fellow of Technical Staff

Motorola

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Multi-Mode, Multi-Band Antenna Technology Challenges to Handset, laptop Makers and EMS Suppliers

Continued

Aspects on MIMO Antennas in Handsets

Dr. Kent Rosengren

Sr. Antenna Engineer

Flextronics International

So Many Antennas, Too Little Space
(or, How to Design a Blivet)

Terry Lingren

VP Engineering

Kyocera Wireless

2:00 PM

Networking Break

2:30 PM

Panel - Carriers, Handset, laptop Makers and EMS Suppliers

Confirmed:

• Dell

• Flextronics

• HTC

• Kyocera Wireless

• Motorola

• Nokia

• RIM

• Sony-Ericsson

• T-Mobile

• Telus Mobility

• Verizon Wireless

• Vodafone

3:30 PM

Tradeoffs of discrete switchable antennas and networks vs tunable antennas and networks

• Power Loss Implications

• Discrete vs integrated solutions for various modes and bands

• Small size solutions

• Costs

• Time to market implications

For various combinations of:

• Antennas (narrowband and broadband)

• Switches

• Filters

• Matching networks

• Interfaces (to PAs)

Antenna Technologies

Antenna: Simple Component or Wireless Inflection Point

L. Pierre de Rochemont

Founder

Gigacircuits

Impact of Multi-Antenna Signal Processing on Client Device Performance

Douglas Cornwall

Sr. Marketing Manager

Arraycomm

General Information on Platform Antenna for BT & W-LAN (2.4GHz) and GPS

Scott Klettke

Application Development Manager

Sr. Group Product Manager RF & Microwave

Murata Electronics N. America

5:00 PM

Adjourn for Day

6:00 PM

Leave Hotel from Lobby

Bus transportation will be provided from/to  Restaurant and from/to hotel.

6:30 PM

Dinner

Research Triangle Park Style

Thursday, February 1, 2007

7:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 AM

Tradeoffs of discrete switchable antennas and networks vs tunable antennas and networks

(Continued...)

• Power Loss Implications

• Discrete vs integrated solutions for various modes and bands

• Small size solutions

• Costs

• Time to market implications

For various combinations of:

• Antennas (narrowband and broadband)

• Switches

• Filters

• Matching networks

• Interfaces (to PAs)

Matching RF Front Ends

Tunable Networks for Multi-Band Antennas

Duane Rabe

Paratek Microwave

Multi-Band, Multi-Mode RF Front End Modules Realized Using Multilayer Organics (MLO)

Jack Vickers

Product Line Manager

Jacket Micro Devices

Filters

SAW Filtering - the Gold Standard

Michael Alferman

Director of Application Engineering

EPCOS

An Approach to Tunable Thin Film Handset Duplexers

Dr. Robert Hammond

Senior Vice President & CTO

Superconductor Technologies

10:00 AM

Networking Break

10:30 AM

Tradeoffs of discrete switchable antennas and networks vs tunable antennas and networks

(Continued...)

RF Switches

Integration and Intelligence Needed in the RF Front End

Rodd Novak

VP Mktg. & Business Dev.

Peregrine

Programmable Antennas - Opportunities and Challenges

Dr. Arthur Morris

CTO/VP Engineering

WiSpry

11:30 AM

Networking Lunch

12:30 PM

Enabling Technologies

• EMI Shielding

• New Materials

• Integrated packaging technologies

• Testing and testing methods

Glenn Oilver

Application Engineer

Dupont

RF Nano-Technology Protests IC's to 8 KV ESD Embedded in the Package, or on the PCB

Karen Shrier

Founder/CEO

Electronic Polymers, Inc.

The Increasing Need for EMI Shielding and Grounding in Mobile Devices

Dan Kennefick

Product Manager, Conductive and Gasketing Materials

W.L. Gore & Associates

Gregory Breit

Senior Staff Engineer

Qualcomm, Inc.

Scott Gooch

Director, RF SiP

STATS Chip Pac

3:00 PM

Networking Break

3:30 PM

Panel -  Technology providers

Confirmed

• Centurion / Laird

• EtherTronics

• Rosenberger

• Skycross

• Skyworks

• TriQuint

• Tyco Antenna Products
   

• Others to be announced...

4:45 PM

Take Aways and Closing Remarks

• For the Hosts:

  • Did the workshop meet the Host's expectations?

  • What is required by the industry to further meet the Host's expectations?

  • What are the next steps?

  • What can the IWPC do to assist?

• Each workshop attendee is asked to share what they learned at the workshop.

• What can the IWPC to help move this process forward?

5:45 PM

Adjourn

7:00 PM

Dinner

Good food, good friends, good wine and Really Bad jokes.

Dinner cost is not included in registration fee.

Friday, February 2, 2007

8:00 AM

Tour - DuPont
Microcircuit Materials, High Performance Materials, and Photo Circuit Materials Divisions

Bus transportation will be provided from/to Tour Location

DEADLINE FOR HANDOUT MATERIALS:

Deadline for electronic version of handout materials: 

January 19, 2007

COSTS/REGISTRATION FEE:

ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to cover out of pocket workshop costs such as conference room costs, food (Social Reception plus First Day breakfast/lunch/dinner plus Second Day breakfast/lunch plus 4 Breaks), booklet copying, audio/visual costs, bus transportation to dinner and tour.

These costs are $698. (USD) per person. (For IWPC Members, only.)

ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to pay this fee in advance with either Visa, Mastercard, American Express, cash, personal check or business check.

Make checks payable to IWPC.

HOTEL:

Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
3001 Cameron Blvd.
Durham, NC  27705
Phone: 919-490-0999
Fax: 919-688-0105

Reservations: (800) 443-3853

Please contact the hotel directly for reservations. Mention the IWPC room block rate of $199.00 USD

Cut-off date for reservations is January 15, 2007. After that date rooms cannot be guaranteed at the IWPC rate.

TRAVEL OPTIONS FROM AIRPORT TO HOTEL

The Washington Duke Inn is only 20 minutes away from Raleigh-Durham International Airport

AUDIO VISUAL:

A Computer Projector will be available for the speakers.

In addition, we audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. Post workshop, presentations are made available to IWPC Members on the IWPC WEB site, along with “movies” of all presentations and panel sessions.

BUSINESS CARDS:

Business cards will be collected at the door from all attendees. We will make copies of these cards, which will be available to all who provided a business card.

DRESS:

Business casual suggested. No ties, please !!

HANDOUT MATERIALS:

IWPC prepares a handout binder with ALL presentation materials delivered to the IWPC on or before the deadline.

For ALL IWPC members:

All IWPC members are invited to submit a maximum of 4 pages of materials to include in this handout binder. These pages should NOT BE SALES MATERIALS. Rather, we suggest it contain technical information about your technology as it relates to the workshop topics.

For all companies who will be making a presentation at the Workshop:

You are invited to submit an advance copy of your presentation, complete with graphics and illustrations.

These materials will be copied and handed out at the workshop and included in the IWPC Web site.

Please submit these materials either by email, as a Word for Windows file, Power Point files or PDF files.

Please send electronic materials (any size file) to:

[email protected]

or use one of these FREE FTP Sites
IF your email system cannot send large files:
www.SendThisFile.com

www.DropLoad.com

www.avvenu.com

or by snail mail to:

IWPC

600 Louis Drive, Suite 104

Warminster, PA 18974    USA

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